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Captain Jack Sparrow finds himself on an unexpected journey to the fabled Fountain of Youth when a woman from his past forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of the tormidable pirate Blackbeard.

Comedy Action Adventure - Like the previous films in the series, this is a swashbuckling adventure film. Fans of returning stars Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush should be pleased though Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley fans will be disappointed by their absence here. Some images and sequences may be too intense for younger children.

Berardinelli, Internet CriticFull ReviewAverage As a movie, On Stranger Tides would have to be considered a failure. The story does not engage, the characters are stick figures, the action sequences are perfunctory, and the whole enterprise reeks of being a money-grab.

Roger EbertFull ReviewAverage It is long, expensive and bombastic, and the beautiful mermaid has a tantalizing way of not coming quite far enough out of the water.

USA TodayFull ReviewAverage Familiar and predictable, this Pirates reboot is often incoherent and crammed with pointless details.

Entertainment WeeklyFull ReviewGood 'On Stranger Tides' feels as fresh and bracingly exhilarating as the day Jack Sparrow first swashed his buckle, infusing new reckless energy into a franchise that shows no signs of furling its sails.

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OPINION OVERVIEWThe following is the original "What's Worth
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Moviegoer Opinions:

Based on a theater exit polling of 221 moviegoers:
CHILDREN:They all loved "On Stranger Tides."
TEENS: Excellent Reviews! The male and female reviews are nearly identical. Just over half loved it, another third enjoyed it very much and the rest rated it as average.
TWENTYSOMETHINGS:Over half the males loved it with another quarter enjoying it very much. Approximately twenty percent only rated it as average, with a few rating it below average. The female reviews are very good but not quite great. Half loved it, which is good, but a quarter were somewhat disappointed, only rating it as average and below average.
ADULTS:The male and female reviews are very similar. Approximately half loved "Stranger Tides," with another quarter enjoying it very much. Unfortunately, there are a fair amount of average and below average reviews so you may be somewhat disappointed.

When Jack crosses paths (and swords) with
the enigmatic Angelica (Penélope Cruz), a
ravishing pirate with whom he shares a dubious past, she forces him aboard the
Queen Anne's Revenge, the ship belonging to
the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane).

Finding himself a prisoner on an unexpected journey to the fabled fountain,
Jack must
use all his wiles to deal with the barbarous Blackbeard and his crew of zombies,
Angelica,
who can, and will, match him wit for wit and sword for sword, and beautiful,
enchanting
mermaids whose masterful cunning can lure even the most seasoned sailor to his
doom.